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Chronic diseases can be defined as those that persist for a long period of time, in most cases causing the sufferer health issues for longer than a period of 3 months. Chronic diseases in most cases cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear.

Some of the most common chronic diseases include Asthma, Coronary Artery Disease, Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Osteoporosis to name but a few.

Treating septic shock: Wellington and HBM invest millions in Adrenomed

Treating septic shock: Wellington and HBM invest millions in Adrenomed

Vascular integrity company, Adrenomed, announces the closing of a €24m financing led by top-tier investors Wellington and HBM, potentially being one step closer to...
Cognitive behavioural therapy techniques & its cost effectiveness

Cognitive behavioural therapy techniques & its cost effectiveness

Treating COPD patients for anxiety by implementing certain cognitive behavioural therapy techniques has shown to reduce hospital visits and be cost effective. According to a...
Sperm count found to be 50% lower in sons of fathers who smoke

Sperm count found to be 50% lower in sons of fathers who smoke

Research found that independent of nicotine exposure from mothers, sons of fathers who smoke had half as much sperm count compared to non-smoking fathers. Many...
Cutting off melanoma skin cancer

Cutting off melanoma skin cancer

Researchers have found a way to stop the spread of cancer in mice by blocking specific molecules of melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma skin cancer tumours...
Fibromyalgia treatment options: activation of glial cells

Fibromyalgia treatment options: activation of glial cells

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Harvard University, USA, have made a ground-breaking step towards finding fibromyalgia treatment options. Fibromyalgia treatment options have been difficult...
Rare forms of cancer to be tackled by Asian-European collaboration

Rare forms of cancer to be tackled by Asian-European collaboration

ESMO launches new partnership to boost Asian-European collaboration and tackle rare forms of cancer, with the launch of Rare Cancers Asia. The European Society for...
Concomitant use of benzodiazepine drugs common amongst AD patients

Concomitant use of benzodiazepine drugs common amongst AD patients

The most commonly concomitant use amongst AD patients was benzodiazepine drugs and a weak opioid – where one in five people with Alzheimer’s disease...
People living in cold climates are more likely to be a heavy drinker

People living in cold climates are more likely to be a heavy drinker

According to a new study there is a link between average temperature, hours of sunlight and alcohol consumption, suggesting cold climates linking to those...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 07: explore the world of health and medicine

Health Europa Quarterly Issue 07: explore the world of health and medicine

Editor Kathryn Washburn introduces the seventh edition of Health Europa Quarterly, focusing on sustainable healthcare, medical cannabis, drug development and neurological disorders, among other...
The ASD illness: understanding autism spectrum disorders

The ASD illness: understanding autism spectrum disorders

Recent brain imaging study challenges the existing theoretical model of understanding autism spectrum disorders therefore uncovering new findings regarding the ASD illness. Understanding autism spectrum...
Chronic inflammation linked with various diseases & shorter life expectancy

Chronic inflammation linked with various diseases & shorter life expectancy

Using new tech, researchers have discovered that chronic inflammation is linked to increased risk for shorter lifespan and several organ-related diseases. By investigating a new...
Poor aerobic fitness = accumulation of risk factors of type 2 diabetes

Poor aerobic fitness = accumulation of risk factors of type 2 diabetes

Recent study shows risk factors of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease accumulate in children with poor aerobic fitness. University of Eastern Finland have discovered...
Towards a better understanding of gastric cancer treatment and prevention

Towards a better understanding of gastric cancer treatment and prevention

Health Europa explored with United European Gastroenterology about the efforts regarding gastric cancer treatment, understanding and prevention. Organised by the Healthy Stomach Initiative (HSI), 2...
Can meditation effectively reduce eye pressure in primary open angle glaucoma?

Can meditation reduce eye pressure in primary open angle glaucoma?

Patients with primary open angle glaucoma showed substantial improvements in both ocular and general health after participating in mindfulness meditation. The All India Institute of...
Dementia deaths are rising again – charity calls for more research funding

Dementia deaths are rising again – charity calls for more research funding

Alzheimer Research UK calls on the government for additional funding into dementia research as dementia deaths across the UK have risen. Dementia accounted for 76,090...
Reference networks and research for rare diseases

Reference networks and research for rare diseases

Health Europa looks at the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases and related research efforts. Focusing on the European Reference Networks and the New...
Hypotrichosis simplex: Researchers uncover new hair loss genes

Hypotrichosis simplex: Researchers uncover new hair loss genes

Hypotrichosis simplex leads to gradual hair loss in childhood and researchers have deciphered new hair loss genes responsible for this rare form of hair...
Open Targets – transforming drug discovery

Open Targets – transforming drug discovery

Health Europa talks with Open Targets who discuss how the platform works to systematically identify and prioritise drug discovery to develop safe and effective...
Nanobots in medicine: the key to fighting chronic diseases with nanomedicine

Nanobots in medicine: the key to fighting chronic diseases with nanomedicine

The emerging technology of nanobots in medicine offers better chances of exploiting nanomedicine to fight chronic diseases such as cancer. Nanomedicine is a domain of...
Dementia in Europe: a public health priority?

Dementia in Europe: a public health priority?

Following the European Commission’s decision to disband the Expert Group on Dementia, we speak to Alzheimer Europe to hear their case for a co-ordinated...

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